Re: Run, Ralph, run!!!

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Of course, it the left wants to change public opinion, we should become investment
bankers and convince the public that the war is bad for shareholders.  Or we could
start a vanguard party and demand that others follow us.

Of course, it is silly to imagine strategies that could change the shape of
political life.

It is a matter of us getting involved, doing what we do best.  Getting others close
to us involved.  And then some of us just might hit on something.

Did Cindy Sheehan strategize about how she could shape public opinion?  I doubt it,
at least in the beginning.  My guess is that her outrage fueled her.  People
responded to her authenticity.

It is different, to get feedback from friends about particular actions, but to
imagine grand strategies seems a bit silly -- at least to this grand strategist.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

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